Eriosema polystachyum
Baker
Fabaceae Edible: Root
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MG Dlamini
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Duncan McKenzie
Description
A herb. The leaves are compound with 3 leaflets. The flowers are pea like and in dense spikes.
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Edible Uses
The roots are eaten, especially by children.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Malawi,
Other Information
The roots are eaten especially by children.
References (3)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 210
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 76
- D. Oliver, Fl. trop. Afr. 2:225. 1871 (non E. Mey. 1835) an illegitimate later homonym (ICBN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use\; originally based on Rhynchosia polystachyum A. Rich., an illegitimate later homonym (ICBN Art. 53) (non Steud.)
